Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-01

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Az MDI0NAIIoN MEKIINo.


A large assemblaas Of ths husinsss
mes Of PoTt Townsend was held In the
Csurt House On Friday evening fer the
purpose Of securing pr7per freight and
passenger tFanspoFtafI . 70 the isIanda
Of lover Pages sound. The subject
vas discussed thoroughly by q number
Of merchants and business men with
eus any action being taken other than
the appointing q few committees 20
ascertain the feasibility Of he enter
prise.
Bsfore the msetine adjourned the
followiDe vas entered upon the minutes;
Captain DsLi0n recommended that
some steps be taken 70 abolish the very
iu1arious custom Of having every boat,
rom aloop up, compelled 90 pay DR.,
j. ID. MinkleF from g 10 IS for the
privilege Of cominG into Port Town
send"
Captain Harding stated that ne CON-
plants had ever beon made during the
incumbeney Of the fermeF Health On
GERS. and be thought the only remedy
voul4 DO 70 have the Health Ofioer
removed and some more suitable and
satisfactory person appointed In bis
place.
Geo. z. Jones was then appointed a
COMMITTEES Of one 10 pursns suoh q
course a. would remedy the abuses.
The meeting then adjourned subject
20 the che call OF the Chairman, Mayer
d. A. Smith.
ALASKA MINING NEWS.
The steamer Olympian arrived yes
terdsy from Alaska With the following
edvices:
The regular monthly shipments frem
the Tread veil mine Is between 875, 900
and 100000.
A large number Of miners are pros
peotinQ the Silver Bar basin. Some
very good leads are reported 10 have
been located.
sale Of Douglass Island minine
property was consummated last week,
for q consideration Of 100000.
A company Of miners under the man.
agement Of Dan McCuster left juneau
for the upper Yukon eounssy on the 18th
instant, TO reDain two years.
Tue season Of prospecting activity has
opened. The winters snow has about
melted and is fast disappearing on the
mountain sides. Considerable prepara-
ten is being made for working both
plaoers and leads In the Douglass
Island basin.
The owneFs Of the Bsrnsr Bay proper
ty sold their mining interests to Nor
we'll a Co., Of Boston, fer $4,000.
The Union Mill and Mining CON-
pany are employing about $50 miners.
Indications po'ni out that there will
be some good lodges discovered on the
stickeen river this season.
MARINE NEWS.
The ship NoFmanday, Capt. Tuksy,
lI66 net tonnage, arrived yesterday, II
days from San Francisco. The tug
Mogul towed she vessel up TO Taco
ma az neon 10 load lumber az q return
cargo.
The bark Emerald. Capt. HillmAn,
1884 net tonnage. arrived yesterday
from San Franci 90, making the pas
sage IN Is days. She 10 bound to Port
Gamble fer return eprRo Of lumber.
The baEksatine Modoc, Capt. Peter
son, 40 net tonnage, arrived yesterday
for Port Madison 10 load lumber back
20 San Pedro.
The steamship Olympian arrived 81
7 q. N. yesterday from Alaskan ports.
TIE round trip passage was made IN
ten DAYS. After remaining at the
Uni n wharf for two hours the steamer
proceeded mp the Sound.
The steam collier w ALA Walla arrived
al the O llRoy wharf fFOm Port Moody.
About ten tons Of freight we're dis
charged and the steamer left for Seattle.
The British bark Zoils, Captain Ne
Kay, will discharge ballast tomorrow
and then receive q cargo OF lumber
from the ship Nordstiernen.
The British bark Robert Kerr Is still
laid no aa Bursard's inlet. The bark
arrived on August 20. 1856.
the bark Don Carlos has been towed
from Departure bay 10 Chemainus saw
mill, where she will load $4,000 feet Of
lumber for Honolulu. This 10 the hrst
vessel that ever loaded al tais mill, as
the mill has been recently erected and
enlarged 10 Accommodate she latest
msdeFn machinery.
The four masted ship 0Sean King
passed down the straits last Friday
nieht, coal laden for San Francisco.
Tue steam collier Empire from East
Wellinaton, passed By the Gaps al an
early hour yesterday mernlng. :,
The steamship City Of Chester sailed
early Yesterday morning With the fol.
lowing shtpments ef frei9ht for San
Francisco: los barrels 81 oil. 20 tons Of
auano, 60 bales Of fnrs, 5 tons Of miscel-
laneoas merchandise, and q osnsign-
meat Of piQ iron from Irondale.
The new steam launch Octave ar
rived Yesterday frem SEATTLE, making
the passage in feur hours and thirty
ave minutes.
The Olympian will call for Alaska 20
mOrrou evening or early Tuesday msrn-
ing.
Tha British bark Viola, Captain Price,
was toUed % sea yesterday By the Brit
lsh taR Plot, lumber laden from MO0dy
vile.
Ths British ship AbeFoorn. Captain
Binne, 1850 net tonnage. arrived 10
ROYAL X ads late Thursday niQht.sixty
ntas DAYS from Adelaide. sne 70 uow
loading lambeF a. Hasine's NIL, B. o.
The sealing schooner San Diego las
arrived q VicloFiA with 80 seals on
board. The e. astsR reports rooen
weather. bat uill pui 10 sea again In
fee days
Ss-We easr 1880 All-vool hobby
/ s,ek aud freok salts this week Al ". In
/ Sootah and American sheviots asd cas-
mmerea. They Tally tqaAi any xlb OF
ais salts IN this msfKst. ICKLAs a
/ SIN0EBMAN.